Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-13
THE HEALTH OF THE STATE.
Report of the Secretary of the State
Board of Health.


Report of the Secretary of the State
Board of Health.
DR.. Gerard G. Tyrrell, Secretary of the
State Board of Health, in his report for
December, Just issued, makes the follow
ing remarks:
| The mortality returns from seventy cities
and towns, containing an estimated popu-
lation of 5S7, 240, gives the total number OF
deaths as S8S, a percentage of 1.5 per LOCO,
which, when compared with other States,
shows very favorably in regard to the salu-
brity of our climate.
| Reports received from ninety-fve locali-
| ties in various parts OF the State indicate
an increased prevalence of pulmonary dis
eases-diphtheria, Group and scarlet fever.
So far, none of them have become really
epidemic, and by strict quarantine, might
| still be confined to the places in which
they are now endemic, and there eradi-
Gated.
Pneumonia is noticed as prevailing quite
extensively, and with considerable fatality,
| in San Francisco, Oakland Sacramento,
Los Angeles, Marysville, Chico, Cotton,
Riverside, Sonora, Coltax,. San Jose, San
Diego, Fall River. Downieville, Watson
Vile, and other towns.
Bronchitis is also observed for its fire.
quency in Arbuckle, Davisyille, Nicolaus,
Bodie, Fort Bidwell, Fresno, Sacramento,
Vallejo, Oakland and San Francisco. The
type is mild.
Influenza is quite prevalent in Sierra
City, Bakersfield, Crescent City, Jolon,
Napa and other towns mild in character
and not attended with any fatal tendency.
Whooping cough is still present in
Saucelito, MERGED, Amador and Sacra-
mento.
Diphtheria prevails quite extensively
| throughout the State. DR.. ]. NJ. Vance,
writing from America, Santa Clara county,
states that the disease appeared there early
i in December, apparently in a mild form, as
no precautionary measures were adopted
| to limit its spread, until death occurred,
when strict quarantine was instituted, the
houses dhsintected, and isolation enjoined !;
the result was that the disease disappeared
before the end of the month.
| In Maxwell, DR.. Robe writes, that there
has been quite an epidemic of sore throat,
with some cases of diphtheria and mem
braneous Group, with corresponding fatal
! ity. The disease also fingers about Truckee;
| it has appeared in Sacramento, and in the
| form of diphtheritic Group was very fatal.
| Fall River, Hanford, Oakland, San Jose,
| Santa Rosa, Stockton, Los Angeles, Jolon,
Mariposa, Vallejo, Lodi, Anderson, Eureka
| City and San Francisco report its presence.
Every city or town having local Board of
| Health land every town should have one),
ought to issue an ordinance compelling
| householders or tenants having diphtheria
or scarlet fever in their houses or tene-
ments, to signify its presence by exhibiting,
in prominent place, a distinguishing flag,
as is the custom when smallpox inyades a
| m
| that danger lurked in that vicinity, and
prevent the spread of the disease by visit
| ing friends or relatives; it would save many
! lives, and could be of injury to none.
Scarlet fever is reported in Sacramento,
Susanville, Maxwell, st. Helena, Cotton,
Lodi, Truckee, Anderson, Cottonwood,
Dixon, Placerville, Millville, Santa Rosa,
Nevada City, Auburn, Eureka City, Los
| Angeles, Oakland and San Francisco. In
| Auburn it was diffused by allowing child
to attend school with the eruption already
developed; in other towns a probably like
cauSation might be obtained, and, until the
| public is educated to appreciate the value
of an efficient health officer, such histories
of the spread of death dealing disease will
be constant
Typhoid fever is much less prevalent
than might be expected at this season OF
the year II is, however, noticeable in Sa-
linas, Calf, Maxwell, Igo, Lodi, Gridley.
Amador City, Weaverville, Lakeport Los
Angeles, San Diego, Sierra City, aud San
Francisco. The type is apparently not
severe, as the mortality is limited.
Diarrhea and dysentery, in a sporadic
form, are noticed in many places. The
| type is mild and easily under the coutrol
of remedies.
Smallpox is causing good many deaths
| in Guaymas. Consul Willard states that il
is confined to the lower classes; that fact,
however, does not render it less infectious
or mitigate our anxiety lest it should gain
entrance into California.
| THE INAUGURAL BALL.-Reports made
to the Executive Committee having in
charge the inaugural ball, to be given on
the night of the 18th instant, show that
everything is progressing in the most sat-
| isfactory manner. The sales of tickets in
| this city aggregate an Unexpectedly large
number, and in San Francisco, Stockton
and other places a great many have been
! disposed OF, the demand for them evidenc-
| ing great public interest in the enterprise,
which will undoubtedly be the leading So
| cial event of the season. The various
subcommittee are attending carefully to
| their duties, anu Will llOt De W nave
sighted even the smallest detail.
THIS MORNING we place On sale ], 800
wards of 24-ipeh dress goods, at % cents
! per ward worth 80 cents). We warrant
| them to wash, and not fade with soap and
| water, thing rarely seen in wooden dress
goods. Ciunie & Kiley, corner X ano
Eighth streets.
PROF. HANDS grand ball and prize draw
ing will positively take place at Turner Hal
tonight. Some one will win fine span o.
carriage horses for so cents.
LIGHT stove wood, 81 50 per cord. Sec
ond-growth oak, So 30 and So per cord, al
Mendis, O'Neal & Sons, 1905 Second str, ct
Telephone 20i.
CENTER counters piled with special value:
at cut prices, meaning under value, will bt
| offered to-day in Dry Goods Department
| at Red House.
JUsr RECEIVED Two thousand gallon:
Sonoma ciaret, six years old; equal to the
finest French wine. To be obtained in
quantities to suit from Geo. w. Chesley-
CHrcKERrNG & Sons Pianos have beer
awarded first premium at every State Fan
at which they have been exhibited l.. X
Hammer, sole agent, No. $50 J street
MILLINERY MILLINERY Now being
sold out at Red House.